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Release Day for Ten Christmas Brides - 99cents of pure romance.

Ten Christmas Bridesby: Ruth Cardello, Nina Bruhns, Donna Fasano, Rebecca York, Helen Scott Taylor, Patrice Wilton, Mona Risk, Annie Jones, Alicia Street, and Mimi BarbourGenre: Holiday RomanceRelease Date: October 21, 2014


Join ten New York Times, USA Today and National best-selling authors to celebrate the holiday season with a boxed set of stories brimming with emotion, holiday spirit and happy ever afters. From sweet to sexy, suspense to small town drama, travel from Belarus to Africa to the snowy Highlands of Scotland as Santa delivers our gift to you--love, laughter and happiness this Christmas!


Recipe for Love
by Ruth Cardello,  New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

All Madison Andrade wants for Christmas is a place to hide and she finds it in the home of a lusty French chef. Richard D'Argenson's recipes are famous, but they lack one necessary ingredient--love.

Must Love Santa
by Nina Bruhns,  New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

Detective Nick Palladin just needs to close one last case in Vice--going undercover as Santa--before getting his Christmas transfer to the K-9 Unit. But when a cute little fluffball and the knockout holding her leash stumble into the op and are attacked, Santa and his faithful dog come running to the rescue!

An Almost Perfect Christmas
by Donna Fasano, USA Today bestselling author
Aaron Chase is desperate to give his daughter a perfect Christmas and elicits the help of Pediatric Nurse Christy Cooper to do it. When Aaron's impish eight-year-old talks them into a make-believe wedding, can the magic of Christmas make the vows stick?

Christmas Captive (The Decorah Security Series)
by Rebecca York, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author

How did hard-driving businessman Jordan Campbell end up in a coma? And can nurse Hannah Andrews use her psychic talent to connect with him and trap his would-be killer? As she and Jordan work together, she knows she's putting her own life--and her heart--at risk.

The Army Doctor's Honeymoon Baby (The Army Doctor's Series)
by Helen Scott Taylor, Award-winning and National bestselling author

Army doctor, Blair Mackenzie, secretly loves his childhood friend, Lorna, and protects her in the African refugee camp where they work. Lorna depends on Blair--he's her best friend, the only man she's ever loved. She longs to admit her feelings but a family secret from their past prevents her.

Kiss Me Santa
by Patrice Wilton, National bestselling author

Widowed schoolteacher, Cindy Harris meets Brad Williams--posing as Santa--when she takes her young son to the mall. Imagine her surprise when he shows up as the hot-shot realtor selling her family home. Sparks fly between them. Can the magic of Christmas give them the best gift of all -- love?

An Unusual Christmas
by Mona Risk, Award-winning and National bestselling author

Running away from Christmas celebrations and the demons of her past, Dr. Jillian has dedicated her life to saving third-world children. In Belarus, a baby girl, four little boys, and a handsome doctor may teach her the true meaning of Christmas.

A Cowboy for Christmas
by Annie Jones, Award-winning and National bestselling author

A single mom who has pinned all her hopes on reviving a popular tourist dude ranch gets a Christmas surprise that may change everything when her son asks Santa for a new dad. And that very night a Christmas-skipping cowboy shows up at their door.

The Christmas Honeymoon
by Alicia Street, Award-winning and National bestselling author

Quiet librarian Serena always loved Christmas, until she was jilted before her December wedding. A year later, while trying to rekindle her tarnished holiday spirit, she meets Damien, handsome daredevil--and a total Scrooge. Their unlikely mutual attraction brings on a challenge that leads to one very romantic Christmas.

She's Not You
by Mimi Barbour, National bestselling author

Sick and widowed, running scared from a man who insists she belongs to him, Belle is forced to let the charmer down the hall help out. Not just for her sake, but it's Christmas, she's in trouble and her little girl has decided their sympathetic neighbor is her special hero.


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A Special Gift From the Ten Brides Authors!
A book full of delicious cookie recipes to share with the family this Christmas!
In this book you’ll find favorite cookies of the heroes and heroines in the Ten Christmas Brides romance-novel boxed set. Some are the treats our characters remember fondly from their childhoods. Others are the ones they enjoy today—or make to give as gifts. Here you’ll find everything from Almond Crescents, Coffee Pecan Delights, and Swedish Teacake Cookies to Rocks, Butterscotch Brownies and Scottish Shortbread. And each recipe comes with a note explaining how it fits into the author’s story, so you’ll have a little more insight into her characters and plot.
The recipes are the authors' gifts to you this holiday season. Enjoy these special goodies and have a wonderful Christmas. Best wishes from the authors of Ten Christmas Brides!
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Ruth Cardello
Ruth Cardello is a New York Times bestselling author.  She writes fast-paced, fun, sexy romances with hot alpha heroes and the strong women who tame them.  She writes about Billionaires, Cowboys, and she is also getting into some spicier story lines.  She likes to consider what she writes as bathtub reads.  Sheer escapism.
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Nina Bruhns
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Nina Bruhns decided it was time to change careers and pursue her longtime dream of writing when fieldwork in Egyptology became too dangerous. Since then, Nina has achieved international bestsellerdom writing for Berkley, Harlequin and Silhouette, various epublishers, and now as an indie author with Cajun Hot Press. Nina has earned numerous awards for her thirty-plus books to date, including three Daphne du Maurier Awards for Best Overall Mystery-Suspense Book of the Year, three Rita nominations, four RT Bookclub Reviewers Choice Awards, a National Readers Choice Award, five Dorothy Parker Awards of Excellence, and two Golden Hearts.
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Donna Fasano
USA Today Bestselling Author Donna Fasano is the author of over 30 romance and women's fiction titles. Her award-winning books have been described as "emotional," "heartwarming," and "simply wonderful!" Over the course of her 25 year career, she has sold 4 million books worldwide. BigAl from BooksAndPals.com says, "Donna Fasano is a keen observer of human nature and creates characters that ring true to life."
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Rebecca York
New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly best-selling and award-winning author, Rebecca has written over 145 books and novellas. In 2011 she became the dozenth author to receive the Romance Writers of America Centennial Award for having written 100 romantic novels. Her Killing Moon was a launch title for Berkley’s Sensation imprint in June 2003. Five more books in the series have followed.

Rebecca has authored or co-authored over 65 romantic thrillers, many for Harlequin Intrigue’s very popular 43 Light Street series, set in Baltimore, and many with paranormal elements.

Her many awards include two Rita finalist books. She has two Career Achievement awards from Romantic Times: for Series Romantic Suspense and for Series Romantic Mystery. And her Peregrine Connection series won a Lifetime Achievement Award for Romantic Suspense Series.
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Helen Scott Taylor
Award-winning author, Helen Scott Taylor is an award-winne, writes sweet contemporary romance set in the UK and Europe. Her contribution to Ten Christmas Brides is The Army Doctor's Honeymoon Baby, part of her Army Doctor series.
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Patrice Wilton
Patrice Wilton is a National best selling author of more than 20 books. Her best known series include The Candy Bar Series, Serendipity Falls series, and her returning war hero series, A HERO LIES WITHIN, HANDLE WITH CARE and AT FIRST SIGHT.

She lives in West Palm Beach with her retired PGA golf pro husband, and plays tennis and golf when she's not writing fun, sexy romance stories. She loves emails and will answer everyone the same day.
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Mona Risk
From Best Romance Novel of the Year at Preditors & Editors Readers Poll, to Best Contemporary Romance of the Year at READERS FAVORITE with two Gold Medals, and EPPIE award finalist, Mona Risk’s name was posted on Amazon.com in the 100 most Popular Authors in Romance list for several months and she recently received an OUTSTANDING ACHIEVER Award at Affaire de Coeur Magazine.
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Annie Jones
Award winning author Annie Jones loves Romance, Christmas and Route 66 so it seemed natural to combine them in A Cowboy for Christmas. The author of 40 books including romance and women's fiction, she lives in Kentucky with a houseful of family and a head full of ideas for more books.
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Alicia Street
Alicia Street is an award-winning author who often writes in collaboration with her husband, Roy. Her years as a dancer, choreographer and teacher are the inspiration behind her Dance 'n' Luv contemporary romance series. Many of her characters from this series cross over into her Holiday Luv series, which includes her sweet romance novella featured in Ten Christmas Brides.
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Mimi Barbour
Mimi Barbour is an Amazon best-selling author who's sold over 500,000 copies of her books world-wide. Her five romance series: The Vicarage Bench/ time travel at it's best, Angels with Attitudes / angels love romance, Vegas / fast-paced plotting, Elvis / make a song a book and her newest, Undercover FBI / with sizzling conflicts and lots of humor.

Mimi's been heard to say: "I'm an author who loves to read uplifting stories about romance. Add in some time travel, or maybe an angel, or even a little romantic suspense and it makes the story more fascinating because of the incredible possibilities."
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Recipe for Love by Ruth Cardello, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.  All Madison Andrade wants for Christmas is a place to hide and she finds it in the home of a lusty French chef. Richard D’Argenson’s recipes are famous, but they lack one necessary ingredient—love.  Spend a steamy holiday with this unlikely couple and fall in love –Andrade style.
Find Ruth at: http://ruthcardello.com/
Must Love Santa by Nina Bruhns, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author.  Detective Nick Palladin just needs to close one last case in Vice—going undercover as Santa—before getting his Christmas transfer to the K-9 Unit. But when a cute little fluffball and the knockout holding her leash stumble into the op and are attacked, Santa and his faithful dog come running to the rescue!
Find Nina at: http://www.ninabruhns.com/
An Almost Perfect Christmas by Donna Fasano, USA Today bestselling author.
Aaron Chase is desperate to give his daughter a perfect Christmas and elicits the help of Pediatric Nurse Christy Cooper to do it. When Aaron’s impish eight-year-old talks them into a make-believe wedding, can the magic of Christmas make the vows stick?
Find Donna at: www.DonnaFasano.com

Christmas Captive (The Decorah Security Series) by Rebecca York, New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. How did hard-driving businessman Jordan Campbell end up in a coma? And can nurse Hannah Andrews use her psychic talent to connect with him and trap his would-be killer? As she and Jordan work together, she knows she’s putting her own life---and her heart---at risk.
Find Rebecca at: www.rebeccayork.com

The Army Doctor's Honeymoon Baby (The Army Doctor's Series) by Helen Scott Taylor,  USA Today bestselling author. Blair Mackenzie, secretly loves his childhood friend, Lorna, and protects her in the African refugee camp where they work. Lorna depends on Blair—he's her best friend, the only man she's ever loved. She longs to admit her feelings but a family secret from their past prevents her.
Find Helen at: http://www.helenscotttaylor.co.uk/
Kiss Me Santa by Patrice Wilton, National bestselling author.  Widowed school teacher, Cindy Harris meets Brad Williams--posing as Santa--when she takes her young son to the mall. Imagine her surprise when he shows up as the hot-shot realtor selling her family home. Sparks fly between them. Can the magic of Christmas give them the best gift of all -- love?
Find Patrice at: http://patricewilton.com/
An Unusual Christmas by Mona Risk, USA Today bestselling author .  
Running away from Christmas celebrations and the demons of her past, Dr. Jillian has dedicated her life to saving third-world children. In Belarus, a baby girl, four little boys, and a handsome doctor may teach her the true meaning of Christmas.

Find Mona at: www.monarisk.com
A Cowboy for Christmas by Annie Jones,  Award-winning and National bestselling author . A single mom who has pinned all her hopes on reviving a popular tourist dude ranch gets a Christmas surprise that may change everything when her son asks Santa for a new dad. And that very night a Christmas-skipping cowboy shows up at their door. 

Find Annie at: http://theanniejones.com/
The Christmas Honeymoon by Alicia Street, Award-winning and National bestselling author. Quiet librarian Serena always loved Christmas, until she was jilted before her December wedding. A year later, while trying to rekindle her tarnished holiday spirit, she meets Damien, handsome daredevil—and a total Scrooge. Their unlikely mutual attraction brings on a challenge that leads to one very romantic Christmas
Find Alicia at: http://aliciastreet-roystreet.com
She’s Not You by Mimi Barbour, National bestselling author. Sick and widowed, running scared from a man who insists she belongs to him, Belle is forced to let the charmer down the hall help out. Not just for her sake, but it’s Christmas, she’s in trouble and her little girl has decided their sympathetic neighbor is her special hero.
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KISS ME SANTA! by @PatriceWilton #tenbrides - Comedy, romance and a small disillusioned boy. Can it get better?

  
**Patrice is one of the ten brides that I worked with on the other bride's book and she's become a dear friend as well as a colleague.
         

Welcome – Patrice Wilton
I have written well over twenty books in the past twenty-some-odd years, but I've never attempted a Christmas story--not until I was asked to join a group of talented New York Times and USA Today, bestselling authors in a Christmas box set. I read a few books to get the "feel" of a holiday story and jumped right in, needing to write this in less than two months.


I am so glad I did. KISS ME SANTA flew off the pages and was so much fun to write. I normally write romantic comedy, some spicier than others, but this story led itself to be sweeter than most. 

  
  




First, we have a widowed teacher, Cindy Harris, who takes her son to meet Santa at the mall. Instead of jolly Saint Nick, they get grumpy Brad Williams. He’d stepped into the red suit to help out his brother, a man recently returned from war and suffering PTSD. Brad didn't want his brother to lose his job, or the children to be disappointed, so he cancelled his appointments, put on a fake beard, and took the twelve hour shift.
      
 
 The little boy, Tyler, will steal your heart. His daddy is in heaven, and all he wants is to have his daddy back for Christmas--or a new daddy--not anymore dumb toys. Every other kid he knows has one--why must he be different? When Santa tells him that he can't deliver daddies-- he's in the toy making business--Tyler becomes upset and tugs at Santa's beard, only to find it comes off in his hand. He cries and calls Santa a fake, and his mother tries to console her heartbroken son.

 
Brad Williams is taking a short dinner break and who does he run into but the ill-tempered boy and gorgeous, but sharp-tongued mother. He apologies for making the boy cry, and tells them that he is Santa's helper, not the real Santa.

 
Then as fate would have it, he turns out to be the new real estate agent Cindy hires to sell her family home. Sparks fly between them. Will the magic of Christmas open their hearts, and offer the best gift of all: love? 

  
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Editors! We gotta have 'em and work with them, but do we gotta like them??

  This is the e-mail I received today from my editor, Tessa Shapcott. You might have heard about her – she’s Jane Porter’s editor and worked on the very book that got Jane a Rita this year. Plus, Tessa’s various credentials are impressive and she’s a sought after editor. I feel very fortunate that she accepts my work.
Recently, I sent her my latest manuscript, Special Agent Finnegan – Book #2 for the Undercover FBI series. This was her reply and it made me feel so good, that I had to share it with you all.
Hi Mimi,
Here is Special Agent Finnegan line-edited for you.  I'm so sorry I took a day longer and hope I didn’t disrupt your schedule. However, I did find it a great read.  I loved the relationship between Renee and Finn, and the humor you infused with the character of Collin - some of the things he said had me laughing out loud!  You are terrific at creating characters and dialogue.
I'm also attaching a few notes I made about a handful of continuity points that I thought you might want to look at.  Nothing too dreadful;  just straightening out this and that.
As ever, if you have any questions or thoughts, please do let me know.
It's been a pleasure as always, Mimi!
With warm wishes,
Tessa
Now those of you who don’t work with editors might not find this letter so fantastic. I mean it’s a nice tribute but what the heck…one would think it normal.
Think again!
I have many mates that get their edited copy back with a few terse words about the corrections and a short “thank you” for sending me the work and that’s it baby!! No compliments. Or any comments about whether they liked the story—even that they got caught up in it… nothing. Those poor authors are left wondering if this means that the book was no good or the story not interesting or???
So… having my very professional editor pay me these compliments is a BIG DEAL!!! 


And…I hope her comments will foster more interest in this book when it's released. It'll be the first time ever, that I will do a pre-order and so will make sure to detail my findings so I can share them with you all.

P.S. It's a darn good thing she doesn't edit my blog....gulp!!   a Rafflecopter giveaway

She’s Not You – a song recorded by #Elvis Presley in 1962 - now it’s a heartwarming Christmas book!

  The months it took to write this book was a fun time for me. The song echoed in my head periodically to remind me of where the plot line needed to go. I’d even play the tune just to get in the mood.
Of course, writing about this holiday is always special. I enjoy trying to get the mood just right so that it comes through the pages for the readers to experience. You know - those festive touches that bring the season close and makes one feel, taste and smell Christmas.
When I write my characters, I have a vision in my head, and at first, for the hero, I saw Elvis himself. But then Jesse Parker emerged and became his own man. I’m glad, because he’s a sweetheart and a shadow to no one. Locked into an old, dead romance, this guy needed to wake up and let go of his memories. Then he wouldn’t miss the lovely woman right in front of him – my heroine Belle. In the song it said – And it’s just breakin’ my heart cause she’s not you. Maybe not, but what if she’s better?
Belle Foster soon became real to me also. As a mother myself, I felt her worries and fears for her little girl. She’s a woman who’s had so much to overcome, most of all a belief in her own worthiness. Sick and alone at any time of the year is difficult, but when you have a small child who relies on you, and the season is Christmas, then who wouldn’t yearn for that special person to share their world.

And Layla, the child, could be anyone’s daughter or granddaughter. Mischievous and cute as a button, she gets into your heart, digs a hole and won’t be shook loose.
Put these three people together in a love story and you have a delightful tale that will warm your heart and brighten the holiday season for any reader of romance. Add a wedding and it can’t get much better...
 

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Do you have an older cover on #Goodreads and don’t know how to update it?? Read these simple instructions.

 A friend of mine recently had trouble with having two editions of the same book on Goodreads. Thankfully, I was able to help her. Since I’d had a similar problem some time ago, the information given to me by one of the Customer Care Representatives was still able to correct this situation.
In fact, I can’t tell you how often this has come in handy. I’m sure you’ve all had books where either the covers didn’t work for you or you wanted to put a seasonal cover on it for specific holidays (Christmas Books). I know, I have (I don’t worry about readers duplicating their purchases since the publishers won’t let them re-buy a book nowadays) and so numerous times, I’ve made changes
Then I’d go to Goodreads and try dealing with the situation where there’d be the older version of the cover coming up and me floundering around, grumbling like an old she-bear cause my baby wore the wrong clothes.
Finally I broke down, wrote to their support team and found a real live person – a lovely lady who gave me a set of instructions  even I could follow:
Here's how to combine the editions:  
1. Add the new edition like a new book to Goodreads with the updated cover image.
2. Navigate to your author profile.

3. On the right side of the "Books By..." bar, click on the "combine editions" link.

4. Tick both the editions you'd like to combine.

5. Click "combine".

Here's how to set the default edition for a book:
1. Navigate to the book's page.
2. Click "edit details" below the book's description.
3. On the right side of the page, click  "Set this book as the primary edition for the work". It's about midway down the page.

As soon as you've combined the editions, the rating and reviews for all the editions will also be aggregated (so no extra step needed). You should then be able to set the new edition as the default edition.
The old editions will then be accessible through the "Other Editions" section of the main book page.
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Quit trying to take away our bookstores and real books!! Just stop it!

  Original post was written for the Venture Gallery blogon October 2, 2014by Stephen Woodfin                     AMAZON 

Do you prefer paper books, eBooks or audiobooks?

It’s not a theoretical debate.
The digital revolution has changed all sorts of things about the book business.
Ebooks are here to stay.
Audiobooks are on the rise.
But the demise of paper books has not occurred, as some predicted.
Independent book stores, not so long ago believed by many to be on the way out, are on the resurgence.
So the book world now is schizophrenic.
Readers read books on their smart phones, listen to audiobooks on their phones or tablets while they commute or take trips, and purchase paper books.
I’ll use myself as an example.
I buy several eBooks per month straight off my Kindle.  I buy an audiobook or two each month and download it on the Audible app on my phone.  I listen to it on head phones connected to my phone. I buy paper books of a few of my favorite authors when new releases come out.  For instance, I always pre-order the next James Lee Burke book.  I also buy paper copies of classic or hard to find books. I am more likely to purchase a paper book in an independent bookstore, although we don’t have many such stores in my neck of the woods.
I don’t know whether my book buying habits are representative of  book buyers in general.  My thought is that there are a number of factors that come into play in the equation.  Some of those are the proximity of a brick and mortar bookstore, the age of the buyer and the genres of interest to her.
I think we are beginning to see a backlash against the ubiquity of the Internet.
The Internet is great for many things, but it can’t replace the smell of a bookstore or the personal interaction a book buyer can have with knowledgeable bookstore proprietors who can point her in the right direction.  Neither can a reader shake hands with an author at Amazon.
So, I’m curious.
Do you prefer paper books, eBooks or audiobooks, and where do you like to buy them?  


When I read Stephen’s blog, I just had to share it with you. I guess the fact that I had received my son’s Christmas list early (as he’s heading out of the country until Dec 21st) might have something to do with it. You see… his list consisted of three, hard-to-find, hardcover books from Amazon.


Then last night, my mother called and asked me to send her two paperback copies of my own book Special Agent Francesca because she wanted them for Christmas gifts. (What is it with this Christmas stuff??? Sheesh – it’s only October.)
But…I digress! The point here is that many folks still enjoy holding that physical book in their hands and then displaying it on their bookshelves.
My personal theory - we might be able to alter the old systems with progress but we’ll never change human nature.
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Welcome @MonaRisks author of HER CHRISTMAS CRUISE

Thank you Mimi for hosting me on your beautiful blog and allowing me to introduce a wonderful Christmas gift to all our readers.
SWEET  CHRISTMAS KISSES was released on September 30.

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This holiday season, warm your heart with 14 Sweet Christmas Kisses, a bundle of PG-rated romance novels and novellas from USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.

Sweet Christmas Kisses takes you from small-town USA to England, Scotland, and even Ecuador; from the beach to snow-capped mountains, and to the wild--sometimes magical--west. The Sweet Christmas Kisses bundle will bring you laughter, tears, and always joy, for more than 1600 pages. Foreword by New York Times bestselling author, Brenda Novak.
 My contribution the big box is a sweet comedy novel set on a cruise. 
 




Vacationing on a cruise is heaven for me. I relax and watch the people around. Honeymooners in love, retired couples enjoying their free time, seniors fulfilling a bucket list. Many love stories start in the romantic atmosphere provided by a cruise. HER CHRISTMAS CRUISE was written during a Mediterranean cruise. 
Let me introduce you to the 14 novellas in the big box.
 
 
Almost Perfect Christmas by Donna Fasano, USA Today bestselling author. Aaron wants to give his daughter a perfect Christmas and elicits Christy's help to do it. When they're talked into a make-believe wedding, can a real one be far behind?

Mistletoe in Maine (Holiday Brides Book #3) by Ginny Baird, Award-winning and National bestselling author. A single mom takes her kids on vacation in Maine and meets a handsome innkeeper, a young widower with a teenage son. A winter wonderland love story about faith and new beginnings.

The Army Doctor's Christmas Baby (Army Doctor's Baby Series) by Helen Scott Taylor, Award-winning and National bestselling author. An army surgeon with twins falls for the nanny, but will her secret destroy their happiness?

Stormy Times by Beate Boeker. International author. A rock star, vet, and puppy meet in a blizzard and sparks fly...

The Christmas Promise by Melinda Curtis, USA Today Recommended Read, Award-winning and National bestselling author. When a chocolate heiress bumps into a wounded warrior during Christmas, chaos ensues thanks in part to three fairy godmothers...er, a trio of meddlesome nuns.

Merry Christmas, Darling by Denise Devine, Award-winning author.A desperate bachelor enlists his neighbor to pose as his wife to appease his dying mother and unexpectedly finds love under the mistletoe.

Some Christmas Magic by Raine English, Award-winning and National bestselling author. She's been dumped... He wants to win her back... A last-ditch effort to save her Christmas might result in her most romantic holiday ever.

Christmas in White Oak by Aileen Fish, National bestselling author.Forced to face his past, a young widower tries to grant the Christmas wish of his first love.

Lucky Break Christmas: Homecoming by Patricia Forsythe, Award-winning author. Their marriage is in trouble...until a judge, two kids, a quirky hometown of old friends, and the Christmas spirit of forgiveness step in.

Beach Christmas by Grace Greene, Award-winning and National bestselling author. Jessie Dawson hopes to arrange the perfect beach Christmas for her family, but when it all falls apart a special delivery from the past may inspire a new Christmas wish.

Her Christmas Cruise by Mona Risk, Award-winning and National bestselling author. The perfect fiancé is a cheater and the Christmas wedding is off, but the would-be honeymoon cruise may offer Julia a dream companion.

A Scottish Christmas by Roxanne Rustand, Award-winning author of over thirty novels.
When Lucy Davis receives a mysterious letter inviting her to the Scottish Highlands to receive an inheritance, she expects to deal with it quickly--until she discovers it's a historic B&B with a handsome, mysterious resident who might just be the man of her dreams.

Small Town Christmas by Magdalena Scott, National bestselling author. Past loves, a family in mourning, a little boy with a big heart. Christmas in Serendipity, Indiana is full of surprises!

By Christmas (Covington Falls Chronicles, Book 4) by Kristin Wallace, Award-winning and National bestselling author. She was a jilted bride. He's her ex-fiancé's brother. She's trying to save Christmas. He's disrupting her peace on earth. Together they find a holiday happy ending
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An Almost Perfect Christmas is a perfect read for the holidays! By Donna Fasano #Christmas @DonnaFaz

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 “Gloves, hat, scarf, insulated jacket,” she said. “I’m ready.”
He paused long enough to shoot her a serious look. “You’re being a great sport about all of this, Christy. Being dragged out in the cold on Christmas Eve is going above the call.”
She smiled at him, and suddenly he couldn’t seem to draw a breath. He felt as if he was really seeing her for the first time, and she was a stunningly beautiful woman.
Izzie rapped on his window.
Her voice was muffled as she urged, “Come on, Daddy.”
The adults exited the car, and as soon as Aaron closed the door, he looked across the roof at Christy. Her blond hair curled softly around her shoulders, and her hands were stuffed into her jacket pockets. She walked up the ramp toward the boardwalk, and Aaron couldn’t help but notice how nicely she filled out her jeans with soft curves.
He’d realized she had a kind and giving nature; no one would sacrifice their own Christmas for the sake of a child unless that person was very special, indeed. But why hadn’t he noticed just how pretty she was? Or how enticingly her hips swayed when she walked?
“Oh, wow, how pretty!”
Aaron had to smile when his daughter shouted out the very words that were racing through his head. Of course, Izzie was describing something totally different.    This delightful story - plus 13 more - are part of the newest Christmas Collection called
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